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Among the company’s annual summer offerings, Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo,” from 1607 but newly reorchestrated and imaginatively staged, stands out.

Ive been so mesmerized by the costumes, the set, the lighting, the singing. has it made you both more excited about getting on a stage like here at glyndebourne? definitely. im sat there just, like, mentally taking notes. right, this is the next thing i need to learn. ive always looked up to glyndebourne as one of the worlds leading opera houses and festivals, and itsjust amazing that i can be part of what happens here. cheering and applause.

Houses and with an audience that has expectations of very high production values. so the challenges are quite big in opera. it was a slow starter, but were now seeing some really fantastic action. i think glyndebourne�*s reputation in terms of being innovative, in terms of sustainable practice is warranted because it has done a huge range of practical on site issues, to the point where it can genuinely say that environmental sustainability and action on the climate crisis is a core value. but ...

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My time here at glyndebourne has really made me see how opera can be so much more than wonderful music, singing and staging. it can be a whole experience to enjoy the english countryside, gourmet food and great art — and all in a historic venue that offers solutions to the challenges of the 21st century, such as diversity and sustainability. and i really hope that audiences here appreciate that opera can both entertain and be a positive force for good.

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The production will "display themes of class, sex, repression, individuality, divination, death," the company's general director says.

Voice-over: this is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week — laras checking out some fast food, sort of. ive just been told to stand back as things might get messy. i dont know how messy. the laundry making fast fashion greener.

Voice-over: this is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week — laras checking out some fast food, sort of. ive just been told to stand back as things might get messy. i dont know how messy. the laundry making fast fashion greener.

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